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Students analyze primary source documents. In this lesson on the Great Depression, students evaluate the effectiveness of FDR's New Deal program, as well as determine the different groups who were affected by it.
Students become familiar with the importance of Huey Long through primary documents. For this Huey Long lesson, students research the life and work of Huey Long and its impact on Louisiana. Students take a field trip and follow the museum guide to gather information about Huey Long. Students complete a biographical organizer and a Venn diagram. Students create a speech.
Students examine the contributions made to our society by Eleanor Roosevelt. They create a timeline of Eleanor Roosevelt's life, participate in a jigsaw activity, listen to a guest speaker, complete a Venn diagram, and write a letter to Eleanor Roosevelt.
Tenth graders examine what President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was, examine the New Deal programs, and realize how the New Deal still affects American lifes today. They search the Internet for information about these topics in this mulit-lesson plan.
Pupils identify the major leaders and groups of World War II, explain the major events leading to war in Europe, demonstrate how geographical locations affected the war and, explain the causes of the United States entry into World War II.
Students examine the Grand Alliance between the U.S., Great Britain, and the Soviet Union during World War II. They analyze primary sources, examine maps, answer discussion questions, conduct research, and write an essay.
Students view a film clip of FDR. In this Depression instructional activity, students analyze primary sources related to the New Deal. Students read accounts criticizing and supporting the New Deal. Students create a political cartoon or letter outlining their opinion and arguments about the effectiveness of the New Deal.
In this United States presidents learning exercise, students learn about the life and presidency of President Lyndon Johnson. They then answer the 8 multiple choice questions. The answers are on the last page.
Students investigate the facets of the New Deal. In this Great Depression instructional activity, students research primary documents to explore the pros and cons of the New Deal legislation. Students respond to 1930's newspaper editorials regarding their positions on the legislation.
Seventh graders consider the freedoms they hold dear. For this historical perspectives lesson, 7th graders identify 4 freedoms that they have and then compare them to the listed freedoms in Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech.